Crime Rates at High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1EP

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 25th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NE8 1EP) in the last 12 months was 519.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 196 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NE8 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 367 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.